200 Harley Street: Her Perfect Stranger

Special thanks and acknowledgement are given to Carol Marinelli for her contribution to the 200 Harley Street series.

Can you fall for a man you've never met?

Head nurse Helen has a secret. Every day for the past six months, she's been falling ever so slightly in love with a stranger. She knows that he catches the 7:02 train to London with her. She knows he has gorgeous green eyes. And she knows it's not an accident that their eyes meet so often across the crowded train aisle. She just doesn't know his name

But one morning, Helen's world collides with her perfect stranger and her life is turned upside-down. Aiden Danaher is even more irresistible once they start talking, and as for when they start kissing Helen simply doesn't want to stop! But surely you can't fall in love with someone you've only just met?

Chapter Eighteen

Near the end of the day Leo knocked at her door and came in. 'Mary called and said that she's pleased with what she saw on the ultrasound. She's done a biopsy on Camille but she doesn't expect it to be a problem.'

'That's good.'

'Oh, and Train Man is in the foyer asking to speak with you and he's brought flowers. Have you already left or should I send him through?'

'Send him in!'

'These are for you.' Aiden said. 'I just wanted to tell you that today was possibly the best day of my life on so many levels.'

'How was Edward?' Helen cringed as she replayed it for the hundredth time.

'Oh, Helen, the entire surgical team would like to thank you, along with several anaethatists and the whole of Emergency. If I had done a whip round in your honour I'd be bringing you a lot more than flowers.'

'I feel awful for doing it so publicly but to hear him speak like that in front of a patient '

'He deserved it. And one of the other best parts of my day ' He smiled at Helen, 'I'm sorry we couldn't make breakfast and I'd love to take you to dinner but I'm covering for a friend tonight, I owe him a favour.'

'So I shan't see you on the train in the morning?'

'No.' Aiden said and then took a deep breath. 'There was another best part of today too  afterwards.'

Helen swallowed.

'Talking to you.' He said simply. 'I don't know what happened but I told you some stuff I've never spoken about much before. I really want to see more of you.'

'You go away soon.' Helen said.

'Well, about that '

'I don't want to have any part in changing your plans,' Helen interrupted.

'I don't need to change my plans if you come with me.'

'Aiden?'

'You said you'd always wanted to travel '

'I have but ' Helen thought of her flat, her job, her life, her family freaking out, she thought of everything impossible instead of listening to her heart. 'It's all a bit much.'

'I get that.' Aiden said. 'The very last thing I want is for you to feel pushed into anything, especially given ' he gave a helpless shrug. 'Look, if we're there and we don't work out, you could go and do that travelling you've always wanted to 'His voice trailed off as Helen did what she hadn't been able to do with Edward.

'No.' She shook her head. 'Aiden, I can't.'

'Fair enough.' He blew out a breath 'I don't blame you for saying no  it was just a crazy idea that I had.'

'It was nice to be asked.'

'I have to get back to work,' Aiden said. 'Thank you for brightening up my mornings.'